42nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 14 Jan 2026 in Chennai, India. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2294, and top seed was Vladimir Burmakin (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2428).
Jaidambareesh N R (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2293) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Harshad S (6.5) and Jaiveer Mahendru (6.5). R won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mohsen Elgabry (IM, 2177) beat Dinesh Rajan M (FM, 2342), a +165-point gap.
Location
🇮🇳Chennai, India
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 14 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
GM×2
IM×3
FM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇳India×6
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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Jaidambareesh N#1Harshad#2Mahendru#3Burmakin#4Manik#5Elgabry#6Sri Sai Baswanth#7Dinesh Rajan#8Gochelashvili#9Raam#10
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Jaidambareesh N R drew with IM Harshad S (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Jaidambareesh N R 3 wins (R5–R7)IM Harshad S 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Jaiveer Mahendru 4 wins (R6–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇳FMJaidambareesh N R | 2293 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.75 | 38.5 | +80.4 | 2461 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMHarshad S | 2364 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 25.75 | 38.5 | +21.0 | 2453 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMJaiveer Mahendru | 2247 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 38.5 | +53.2 | 2466 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺GMBurmakin, Vladimir | 2428 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | -7.5 | 2360 |
| 5 | 🇸🇰GMManik, Mikulas | 2251 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | +5.8 | 2299 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Sri Sai Baswanth P | 2268 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -12.8 | 2217 |
| 6 | 🇪🇬IMElgabry, Mohsen | 2177 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | +9.4 | 2227 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMDinesh Rajan M | 2342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -43.0 | 2164 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺IMGochelashvili, David | 2316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 9.50 | 42.0 | -18.0 | 2167 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Hemanth Raam | 2258 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 12.75 | 42.5 | -30.2 | 2132 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jaidambareesh N RFMIND+80.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Jaiveer MahendruFMIND+53.26.5 pts · #3
- 3Harshad SIMIND+21.06.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Dinesh Rajan MFMIND-43.03.0 pts · #8
- 2Hemanth RaamIND-30.22.5 pts · #10
- 3Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS-18.03.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+165 Elo gap
- R9+160 Elo gap
- R4+139 Elo gap